Teen who licked iJooz straw and returned it to vending machine gets S$600 fine

The 19-year-old took the contaminated straw with him after collecting the drink.

Didier Gaspard Owen Maximilien arrives at the State Courts on Jul 30, 2026. (Photo: CNA/Syamil Sapari)

30 Jul 2026

Lydia Lam

SINGAPORE: A teenager who posted a video of himself licking a straw and returning it to an iJooz vending machine was fined S$600 (US$465) for public nuisance on Thursday (Jul 30).

What is ‘salad bar’ extremism, and is a new rehab playbook needed to tackle this form of radicalisation?

In the last 10 months, the Internal Security Department (ISD) has handled at least three instances of “salad bar” extremism under the Internal Security Act.
Those radicalised by "salad bar" extremism, or CoVE, assemble their own patchwork of ideologies, including conflicting ones such as pro-ISIS and far-right narratives (Illustration: CNA/Clara Ho)

Fabian Koh

30 Jul 2026 


SINGAPORE: As extremist threats shift beyond traditional ideological lines with the rise of “salad bar” extremism, detecting and rehabilitating radicalised individuals has become more difficult than before, said experts.

Also known as Composite Violent Extremism (CoVE), it has seen individuals assemble their own patchwork of ideologies, including conflicting ones such as pro-ISIS and far-right narratives, upon which they pursue violence.